robdyck

Theo, perhaps you could be more specific about the output you are looking for. My own preference is to report wall insulation by area instead of by number of batts.

Perhaps the simplest way to have the insulation report accurately in the materials list is to add a 0 thickness layer to the wall definition and use a copy of the Vapor Barrier material and then name that material something like "Insulation Area". The mat list output will then report the same area for insulation and vapor barrier and it will take openings into account.

10 hours ago, aereed82 said:

Does anyone know how to put different heel heights on individual roof planes? Example, if you have an 8/12 roof meeting a 12/12 roof and want to maintain a 24" overhang.

IMO there are 2 main data points to set these elevations; Baseline Height and Fascia Top Height.

The roof plane baseline should remain exactly aligned at the exterior of the wall top plate. For joining varying roof pitches, you should first set the desired Baseline Height for the lower pitch roof plane. Then copy the Fascia Top Height from the lower pitch roof and apply that elevation to the higher pitch roof, and ensure the Pitch is locked.

The elevation of the roof Baseline Height minus the wall top plate elevation will then equal the truss heel height.

Depending on your roof default settings, Chief may not report the Top of Plate elevation correctly in the Roof Plane Specification dialog, so it is important that you inherently know the top plate elevation.

On 12/22/2022 at 4:15 AM, marlem2000 said:

Is there any method to do this?

Here is another tip for locating a 3d molding that was created in a section or elevation view. Notice that if you single-click (in plan view) to select the molding, you have limited tools available and the only object handle is in the center. But if you marquee select the molding, additional tools are available, especially the point-to-point move tool.

Single click selection:

Marquee selection:

16 hours ago, buzzsaw204 said:

Is there an attribute/macro that I can pull to place in to the text box, to display that Text?

Wouldn't it be simpler to just use a text macro? How are you going to get that information from the wall into the plan view? A referenced arrow? The wall label?

A text macro will allow you to place the text in multiple views and allow you to edit all instances at one time.

Text with a reference arrow...would you trust that arrow to stay connected to your desired object? Experience has taught me not to trust a referenced arrow for con docs.

FWIW in a 1/4" scale plan (or smaller) I wouldn't have room for a door label reading: 2'-6" x 6'-8".  So I use inches.

For 1/4" scale: 30" x 80"

For 3/16" scale or smaller I omit the space between the width and height: 30"x80"

For garage doors I use feet-inches: 10'-0"W x 8'-0"H

This method has kept suppliers and trades from phoning me with the obvious questions....until I have a builder who demands the format 2668. Then, you get to explain to every homeowner, and some of the trades and suppliers what that means:) And that default (old-timey) format fails when you need to use metric windows (1500x1500) displayed with imperial labels (411411)!

O Canada!!!

Here's a video showing the steps to accurately position the molding on the door panel.

Here's a video showing the steps to position the moldings:

There are a few ways to move them back to the wall surface. In plan view, you can select one or more and use the point-to-point move tool to move them on to the wall surface.

You could also use the dimension tool to measure the distance, then select the moldings and use the transform / replicate tool to move them that distance in the x-axis.

If you post a plan, I or someone could make a video showing you a method.

It's important to keep in mind that when drawing a 3d molding in a section or elevation camera, the molding will 'land' on the main surface that you've drawn your polylline on. So make sure your initial polyline is located entirely on your desired target wall surface.

BTW I need a bigger monitor because of your signature! 

I've edited the material properties of 3d plants. Have you tried blending the texture with the color?

It's simply too large for the 3d viewer.

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03068/viewing-managing-and-sharing-3d-viewer-models.html

It's recommended to keep the number of exported surfaces below 500,000 and exported texture memory below 50 MB.

3 hours ago, JKEdmo said:

Is it just a matter of manually dragging the dimension nodes / markers after the dimension is placed?

Yes! It will naturally locate the upper unless only the lower wall is displayed in plan view. When that is the case, the locate will then automatically move to the lower wall.

For the portion that extends outward you need a wall that has only 1 finish layer on either side of the framing, or better yet, a wall type that has a single layer.

2 minutes ago, Bob-Roraback said:

Hi Robert, I think that I have a solution. Please look at the attached plan and see if it is correct for you. BobRob fixed.zip

Thank-you for the reply and effort Bob. Unfortunately, altering the sizes of the sub-fascia or the finished fascia are not an option. They were already modeled correctly. A bit further up the page, I've marked what I find to be an acceptable solution to correct the soffit protrusion.

I did hear back from Tech Support and they confirmed that this is undesirable behavior and an alternate method of modelling is the only current solution.

For anyone wondering about the sizes I've used; they are modeled to represent pre-finished aluminum fascia covering nominal lumber sub-fascia. 

I have the finished fascia set to 0/16" thick because that's as thin as it can be made and it allows the roof plane lines to be at the correct design dimensions while still placing the lumber sub-fascia at essentially the exact correct location as well.

I don't think 52 MB is a huge file. Better plan organization will help improve the file performance.

• Review your layer sets and turn off layers that are not specific to the tasks required by that type of view.
• Create a layer set for exterior camera views. By turning off just some interior items, the model surface count drops by 1M surfaces!
• Once your decks are finalized, turn off the auto-framing for those rooms.
• Purge materials.
• Simplify the CAD block for  HVAC items outside.
• Don't use concrete fill in plan view; save it for section views!

7 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

Sounds like you need to send it in as a bug

I did send this to TS and I'm quite sure I've sent this same issue to TS in the past. IMO the soffits should connect cleanly in situations like this.

Thanks to those who replied. You are correct, the described issue is caused by the settings. My question was how to solve the soffit problem; changing the roof structure settings is not an option. Many of my projects do have 2x8 sub-fascia at gables and 2x6 sub-fascia at eaves.

My correction to solve the soffit projecting below is to create a small roof plane the size of the offending projection and remove the soffit for that small portion of roof plane. This does leave a small triangular gap in the level soffit which I could fix however it doesn't show in any normal views so, I probably wouldn't correct it unless it appeared in a rendered view.

BEFORE: 

AFTER:

A plan is posted highlighting this issue. 2 saved cameras are present focuses on the trouble area.

soffit issue 2.plan

If so, select the railing wall (single click) where there is currently a gable. Press the tool at the bottom titled "Change to Hip Wall(s)"

Repeat the process for the railing walls at the sides. Because they are currently hip walls, the same tool will now be titled "Change to Gable Wall(s)"

Do you have Auto Rebuild Roofs turned on? (Build Roof dialog)

Roofs that extend downward to perpendicular roof planes still generate little soffit portions that don't connect correctly. They still follow the roof plane line. I have this problem in 4 locations just on this plan.

I'm quite sure no one has a solution to this problem yet, but if you do, I'm all ears! If anyone at Chief could offer a solution I'd be quite grateful. If they can't, perhaps I could find out exactly what it might take to get this problem addressed.

Do I really need to model all the eaves manually?

16 minutes ago, glennw said:

So...you can overcome this short coming by using a layer set (or editing the layer set that the orbital camera uses - probably the Camera View Layer Set) that has the layers for those particular items set to not display.

Layers do not turn off floor levels:)

@ClintonM The OP was asking about a walkthrough path for Floor Cameras. Just to avoid confusion, we are correct when telling @GeneDavis that he cannot use that tool, right?

I'll repeat what @DBCooper said, because it's the best way to learn how this plan set was created. Download the plan and layout files and you'll be able to investigate the techniques used to create each layout box. From the layout file, simply double click any layout box and it will take you to the original view.

Could you post your plan so someone can offer a specific solution without having to recreate that scenario from scratch?